Risk-sensitive land use plan: Kathmandu metropolitan city, Nepal
This publication reports on a project which aims to mainstream disaster risk reduction in the development strategies and legislations of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) through the development of a risk-sensitive land-use plan, advocacy campaigns, policy formulation, inter-institutional coordination and strengthening of local institutions. Its main goals twofold: (a) to develop a rational land use plan for KMC that fully integrates risk reduction parameters into its spatial and physical development strategies and their related tools, by laws and procedures, and (b) to mobilize political commitment and cooperation for DRR at the local and regional levels.
It demonstrates that land use planning can be an effective tool to lessen the physical, social and economic vulnerabilities of cities to natural hazards. Specifically, it aims to provide technical assistance to the Urban Development Department of KMC in terms of incorporating risk information and parameters in KMC's planning process and procedures.
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